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"How can I wait unknowing?This is the price of war,We rise with noble intentions,And we risk all that is pure..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, Forever (Rome: Total War)

"On and on, through the years,The war continues on..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, We Are All One (Medieval 2: Total War)

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." - Ambrose Redmoon"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." - Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight

*The first eight ships of the Ushijima class were declared complete in February 3401 and are due to be officially commissioned in May 3401 as part of preparations for war against the MEH. However, all eight ships will be subject to extensive refitting after the conclusion of the MEH war.

3401 Eoghan Navy Construction program ProvisionalProvisional status was seen on the wiki. No real changes. All costs paid up front except where noted. Vessel descriptions added when first sighted or in OoB and Wiki.

Shoal rig, based on technology traded with the Lost. Is limited to 3/4 free space hyperspeeds when in shoals but only 150% the speed when running down a hyper-lane. Not for sale and no additional combat abilities.

[spoiler=Re:Lost]Fgalkin we talked about this a while back but never had anything in character happen with this, the trade was all the information about the Central Alliance that the Eoghans had for the Shoal drive system. Most of the information that we gave you off-screen would be the stuff the Central Alliance had given us in the first place, plus some from our own probes of the event. Alright?[/spoiler]

NOTES From 3400 ExpansionJaegd Marine Expedition Group

Deployed initially by mid 3400 with temporary troop formations assigned. By 3401 $2 of x100k Infantry Equipment mod of x1.08~ will be deployed aboard the troop ships. In 3402 $80 of Jaeger (25k per $, equipment modifier of x12.5) will finally join the formation.

Similar to the smaller Expedition Group they will be deployed in full by 3402. They will have a complement of $9 of x100k regular infantry, with equipment mod of x1.08~ and $200 of Jaeger; 25k per $, equipment modifier of x12.5 in the initial stages. By 3403 more Jaeger will join them. Everything but the Invasion Carriers are full deployed early 3401.

In concordance with the benevolent will of Imperator Darvyl Sagatantron Byzon I, the Bragulan Star Empire's Fifty Year Plan an allocation of 16% of the great Empire's GDP has been made for military spending. The budget has been increased by necessity, due to enhanced operations against the mysterious enemy from the anti-spinward.

$10 560 is the total amount of funding for the Imperial warmachine for FY 3401.

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Due to the fiscal crisis facing the Kingdom, the current Liberal Government of Stephen Penton has opted to limit military spending compared to what the Conservatives sought, though the Liberals have agreed to build the desired number of new capital ships if at a reduced pace.

3401 Update: Due to the Battle of Pendleton a new Star Cruiser has been ordered for construction. Additionally military buildups due to the peculiar events of 3400, such as the arrival of the Multiversal Empire of Happiness, have resulted in a Defence Budget that expanded military expansion spending beyond the 5% cap imposed by the Exchequer.

A new class of proposed Flag Dreadnoughts to finish the replacement of the aging Iron Duke-class. The armament is equal to the King George XIV-class but it lacks the fighter complement and the defensive strength of the larger vessel. Initially intended to be named the Queen Caroline, the tragedy of the Hyperspace Incident has led to the first six planned units being named for the most prominent casualties of that terrible event.

Total Cost:$240 per unit, $1,440 overall for 3400 and 3401 - $1,320 remaining

Total Cost: Full cost per unit (Including Combat Spacecraft), $980 overall for 3401

San Magdalena-class Light Cruisers - $95Units: 8 (40 Planned)8 per year for five years3400 Builds: Complete by January 3401, Commissioned April 34013401 Builds: Complete by January 3402, Commissioned April 3402

Tribune-class Frigate - $30Units: 23 (40 Planned, 17 Left)17 per year for two years3400 Builds: Complete by end of year, commissioned by March 34013401 Builds: Complete by October 3401, commisisoned by end of year

American Conservatism is about the exercise of personal responsibility without state interference in the lives of the citizenry..... unless, of course, it involves using the bludgeon of state power to suppress things Conservatives do not like.

Note: there is a hard freeze on starting new construction until the return of the MEH armada, but consider this an effective freeze on new construction until 3402 after things stabilize a bit (they hope). The numbers probably look really wonky, but they'll be cleaned up in the 3402 budget.

*1x$500 heavy, started in 3400, to be completed in 3402. $350 ($100 already paid, $50 to be paid in 3402.)

*$350 ultraheavies: 1 completed ($50), another completed and in shakedown ($150), another in process to be completed around the end of 3401 ($250) = $450

*$150 heavies - $600 to complete construction of ships previously started (incl. carriers). Most had already been paid for.

*10x $75 mediums previously under construction completed and put into shakedown ($375 cost – other half of cost paid in 3400). 5 new started before freeze, to be completed this year – additional $375. $700

Other:*$500 for special Theological Defense projects*$150 for construction of TD-specialized weapons modules ($5 value each = 30 modules. Most ships already carry 1-3 modules [depending on size – ultraheavys are 3, heavies are 2, and below is 1] and those are included in their point values. Removing the modules removes $5 of value per. Modules can also be for additional shield strength or sensor power.]*$600 for reinforcement and loss replacement of grounds ops

Total: exactly $5100 – 10% GDP

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SDNW4 Nation: The Refuge And, on Nova Terra, Al-Stan the Totally and Completely Honest and Legitimate Weapons Dealer and Used Starship Salesman slept on a bed made of money, with a blaster under his pillow and his sombrero pulled over his face. This is to say, he slept very well indeed.

In FY 3401, the Technocracy of Umeria continues its "Fleet 3410" construction program, building new ship types known collectively as the "Century Fleet."

The lead waves of screening vessels of the latest type have already been completed under the program. Frigate and cutter-tender designs have received only incremental upgrades. The most noteworthy advances found among the Fleet 3410 construction are in the new Renata Fields-class destroyers, which are greatly superior to the older classes in energy-efficiency and component service life. While closely equivalent to the older Scheele and du Chatelet classes in gross measures of firepower and reactor output, their greater endurance and lower operating costs increase their multirole capability. Analysts predict that the Renatas will begin to intrude on the interdiction, patrol, and reconnaissance missions, traditionally the province of the lighter but higher-endurance Umerian frigates.

In addition, the latest Flight III Hero-class light cruisers are updated to carry electronic warfare and C3I systems noticeably in advance over what was practical on the older hulls of the class. Upgrades to the Hero-class show a significant improvement, though not a sea change compared to the Flight I and II designs.

Most foreign observers believe that once an adequate number of Hero Flight III's are in service, SpaceSec will begin retiring the Conductor-class cruisers. These older ships are at best mediocre in the light cruiser mission by current Umerian standards. However, this process may not begin for several years, as there are an enormous number of Conductors among the system control forces. Since all current cruiser construction is devoted to escorts for new capital ships, replacing the Conductors is simply not an option for the next several years, barring an increase to the already liberal construction budget.

Improvements to the FF-7000 and AGP-3700 series frigates and cutter tenders are unremarkable- mostly of interest to the Umerians themselves, rumors of new enhanced-yield missile and torpedo warheads deployed during the Zebes campaign in mid-3400 notwithstanding.

Meanwhile, most popular attention regarding the "Century Fleet" focuses on the capital ships: the Vindicator-class dreadnought and Aurora-class battlecruiser. Both classes are equipped with the Mk XV Block 5 ion cannon, which offers roughly a 50% increase in firepower over the older Mk XIV proton guns. The Vindicators enjoy similar increases in shielding, electronic warfare capabilities, and broadside armament, at the price of greatly increased tonnage and considerably increased design complexity.

The Auroras are less changed structurally, representing a predictable scaling up and rearming of the Patriot-class heavy cruiser, in the same way that the Explorer and Tornado-classes evolved from the older Bombardier cruisers. Foreign analysts believe that the Auroras will benefit less from upgrading to the Mark Fifteen, as Umerian battlecruisers are already 'glass hammers,' greatly overgunned for their tonnage and defensive armament; further increasing their firepower out of proportion to the rest of their systems is unlikely to make them all that much more effective in combat. Some have already predicted that the Auroras are going to prove a disappointment.

Possibly in light of this, the Umerian government has ordered a hold on completion of the initial wave of six Auroras. This appears odd, as the ships' structure was almost entirely complete by December 3400. Normally, they would be starting commissioning trials shortly.

Some speculate that they may be spending extra time on internal refits, though security around the Auroras' building slips is even tighter than usual and no one has gotten close enough to be sure exactly what's going on.

This year Umeria is laying down another six Auroras and two Vindicators, with the third Vindicator being delayed on account of disruptions to shipyard schedules because of the delays in completing the lead wave of Auroras. In addition, the Space Security Force will be laying down screen elements for three new capital ship squadrons, along with a number of additional units to replace ships destroyed in action during the Zebes campaign.

x6 FY 3401 $250 Aurora-class ion battlecruisersLaid down January 3401, due to leave yards January 3402, due to commission July 3402.[Analysts predict that like the FY 3400 wave, these ships will be delayed for further systems installation, which would take place in FY 3402]

x6 FY 3400 $250 Aurora-class ion battlecruisers- DELAYED:Originally due to leave yards January 3401; an additional six months has been scheduled for installation of [CLASSIFIED BURN BEFORE READING], also known as "internal upgrades to electronics fit," at additional cost of $100 each. Build plan thus revised to:

x3 FY 3401 $150 Aviary-class fleet carriersLaid January 3401, due to leave yards September 3401, due to commission December 3401

x2 FY 3400 $60 Hero-classlight cruisersThird wave of two laid September 3400, due to leave yards January 3400, due to commission March 3401

x6 FY 3401 $60 Hero-classlight cruisersFirst wave of two laid January 3401, due to leave yards May 3401, due to commission July 3401Second wave of two laid May 3401, due to leave yards September 3401, due to commission November 3401Third wave of two laid September 3401, due to leave yards January 3402, due to commission March 3402

x5 FY 3400 $40 Renata Fields-classdestroyersFourth wave of five laid October 3400, due to leave yards January 3401, due to commission February 3401

x18 FY 3401 $40 Renata Fields-classdestroyersFirst wave of four laid January 3401, due to leave yards April 3401, due to commission May 3401Second wave of four laid April 3401, due to leave yards July 3401, due to commission August 3401Third wave of five laid July 3401, due to leave yards October 3401, due to commission November 3401Fourth wave of five laid October 3401, due to leave yards January 3402, due to commission February 3402

x2 FY 3400 $20 AGP-3700-series cutter tendersLast two hulls laid down in 3400 commission in months of January and February 3401.

x12 FY 3401 $20 AGP-3700-series cutter tendersContinuous series production: one new keel laid down per month; one tender commissions every month from February 3400 on to January 3401.

Additional Supplementary Constructionx4 FY 3401 $30 FF-7000 series frigatesOne laid down January 3401, due to leave yards March 3401, due to commission April 3401One laid down April 3401, due to leave yards June 3401, due to commission July 3401One laid down July 3401, due to leave yards September 3401, due to commission October 3401One laid down October 3400, due to leave yards December 3401, due to commission January 3402

Program cost: 120$

Total fleet cost: 3400+1770+355+200+120 = $5845

(additional $55 of fleet procurement budget vanishes into the black budget and/or someone's pants, never to be seen again by the civilized galaxy)

"The 4th Earl of Hereford led the fight on the bridge, but he and his men were caught in the arrow fire. Then one of de Harclay's pikemen, concealed beneath the bridge, thrust upwards between the planks and skewered the Earl of Hereford through the anus, twisting the head of the iron pike into his intestines. His dying screams turned the advance into a panic."'

The military budget of the Cevaucian Ascendancy this year reflects with astounding clarity the distribution of power within A-Sec and thus, in a very real way, within the Ascendancy itself. Supreme Commander Trego of the Nightfall Overfleet narrowly beats out his eternal rival McCorl (but only just): Trego's right hand man Degio meanwhile has contrived to deprive his arch-nemesis Warmaster Lowry and his Rear Arbitrat of the funds that would be necessary to, in the long term, make Regency into a military power to rival Nightfall. Warmaster Glask meanwhile has made off with ten percent of the budget, a stunning victory for the Nakhthar commander probably made possible by the fact that the other Nakh were busy stabbing each other in the back, and because Leonard Bateau still owed him a few favours.

Due to unrest in the Scorpian sectors as well as continuing instabilities in RingFring the A-Sec budget has fallen to 5 percent of GDP, the lowest of any nation in the K-Zone. Politics within MetaCon and the Forum has resulted in minor shifts in budget allocations: Warmaster Wexly has managed to wrest precious funds away from Supreme Commander Trego's Nightfall fleet, a minor coup for the commander of Liquid Phalanx; McCorl and Sauer have come to a multi-year agreement with respect to distribution of funds between the Black Fleet and the Brawlers, stabilizing that particular feud for at least a little while. Extra funds too for the Corps of Meisters this year, but at a price: Director Bateau has been forced to cut down hard on the expansion of his Minutemen. It is likely this is the doing of Director Volkner whose VanSec has in recent years looked with increasing wariness on the continuing expansion of the role of Bateau's CTI.

Naval ProcurementsTwo Nelson class Battleships (600 Points)Kusenagi Upgrade Program (275 Points, 25 points per ship): The aim of this program is to reduce some of the weaknesses associated with the overspecialization of the Kusenagi Lance Cruiser involving a slight expansion of the hull. These upgrades shall allow a Kusenagi class ship to be able to maintain maneuverability and point defense fire after firing its main weapon, as well as giving a modest armament of Firelance Torpedoes and two Particle Cannon turrets to protect against lighter ships attempting to flank the cruiser.One Akagi class Carrier (150 Points)Ten Godslayer class Destroyers (1,000 Points)Ten Tercio class Lance Frigates (500 Points)Ten Xiongnu Missile Frigate (500 Points)

Ground ForcesIn light of experience in regards in engagements against MEH forces, the Commonwealth Army has determined that an increase in the capacities of its forces is warranted. As such, several improvements shall be made to both conventional and posthuman forces…• Increase the scale of the Mechanized forces employed by Commonwealth soldiers • Increase the scale in which airpower is employed by the Commonwealth Military• Improvement of armored forces by adopting several models of vehicles which were previously rejected in the 3388-3396 period (Ragnarok Heavy Tank, Huscarl Heavy Armored Personnel Carrier, Rottweiler Flak Tank, Terrier Tank Destroyer, Marlin Marine Combat vehicle) due to budgetary concerns• Improvements in small arms technology, this shall include outfitting existing weapons with next generation power systems and miniaturized inertial dampeners, this should increase muzzle velocity by a respectable margin while maintaining weight requirements. Introduction of countergrav assisted VX-28 Reaper tri-barrels to infantry at either the Cohort or Century level.• Upgrade infantry protection by upgrading to the Lorica mk-46 as well as increasing the scale in which thermoptic camouflage systems are deployed for both regular and posthuman forces.• Due to the increasing number of instances in which close quarters combat happen in modern combat, the ccw55 shall be adopted, along with the CSD1 Yellowjacket close quarters drone.• Improve the performance of our Posthuman infantry by installing shielding systems on all Cougar combat forms as well upgrading their armor. Thermoptic layering shall be standard for all frontline Bobcat combat forms. Both shall receive improvements in power supply.These upgrades shall be introduced incrementally, for the first year ten million posthuman and one hundred million regular soldiers shall be upgraded. In terms of points, this shall raise them to 2.5 kit for regulars and four for Posthuman soldiers.

Provisional Counterterrorism Corps-(20 points, 250,000 soldiers per half point)-An initiative spearheaded by the Commonwealth Army to assist in the occupation of the former Multiuniversal Empire of Happiness, the PCC is intended to put more boots on the ground and to play a critical role in the future re-development of this sector of space. Recruited from native volunteers (the overwhelming majority of which co-incidentally being former POWs that have been processed by strategic rehabilitation facilities). Trained by the Commonwealth Army, equipped with Commonwealth manufactured weaponry and vehicles and structured on Commonwealth patterns. In terms of equipment, these soldiers are limited to infantry scale weapons, body armor, light countergrav aircraft, supply trucks and iceskinks for transportation. They have no armored fighting vehicles, anti-aircraft weapons beyond a small number of Zweihanders, space transport and have only the most basic in air transport. Their purpose is not to serve as offensive troopers, but rather to assist in maintain order in the chaotic mess that arose after the fall of the MEH. These forces are to be integrated into the new governments that shall be installed after occupation leaves. (333 points Posthuman Upgrade)(1,000 points Regular Forces)(1,343 Points ground forces)